December 15, 2021 • View in browser
Good morning. ☁️ Sigh. Two artists based out of Washington state pretended they were Native American and marketed pendants, totem poles, and necklaces as contemporary Native art. The artists are now facing federal charges. Also, a 17th-century painting of a Black woman and white woman of “equal status” has surfaced in the news after the British government placed a ban on exporting the artwork. This, and much more, below.
— Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor
Two Artists Charged With Faking Indigenous Heritage to Sell Art
Lewis Anthony Rath and Jerry Chris Van Dyke, who respectively sold their work at two Seattle galleries, could face prison time for violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. | Valentina Di Liscia
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IN OTHER NEWS
Artist unknown, “British School Allegorical Painting of Two Ladies wearing Beauty Patches” (c.1650s), oil on canvas (image courtesy UK.gov)
- The British government placed a temporary ban on the export of a recently uncovered painting because of its significance to the study of race and gender in the 17th century.
- Jason, Jackie, and Madalena McManus Holtzman, the non-filial heirs of Piet Mondrian, are suing the Philadelphia Museum of Art for a Piet Mondrian painting.
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